Bintan Island Indonesia: Tropical Paradise Vacation Escape

Bintan Island in Indonesia lies in the Riau Archipelago which is compose of 3,200 islands. This tropical island paradise is the largest island in the Riau Archipelago. Bintan Island tropical paradise has Sparkling azure waters, gentle swaying palm trees and sugar fine white sands. Bintan Island tropical island paradise is known world wide because of its 18 kms of pristine white beaches and very rich in underwater marine life. This island paradise has many world-class white sand beach resort and a premiere diving sites.

Bintan Island tropical paradise offers a lot of thing to tourist and visitors. If you are looking for a holiday escape, then Bintan Island is the vacation holiday destination you are looking for. Tourist and visitor’s holiday will be memorable here in this tropical island because tourist and visitors will have a one of a kind experience to the local nature and heritage tours or exciting adventure attractions. Not only the tourist and visitors will enjoy the white sand beaches but also they will also enjoy the touring the enchanting scenery of the tropical rainforest or back in time to Bintan’s glorious royal past or right into the villages to meet the locals and experience their simple way of life.

Singaporean and Indonesian governments is still developing the northern sector of Bintan Island tropical and that is 23,000 of 23,000 hectare development. Because this island paradise is so popular and has become a holiday destination of people who are seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city. Tourist and visitor choose this island paradise because of it’s spectacular pristine white beaches and azure waters, rich with marine life that offers a very good retreat for holiday and adventure seekers. And in the south, a must see is a visit to  Bintan’s capital, Tanjung Pinang, a quaint old town characterized by rows of wooden houses on stilts linked by a maze of walkways. You can take a public bus between northern and southern Bintan, or travel by charter taxi or speed boat arranged through your hotel. The trip will take approximately 90 minutes.

 

Things to do in Bintan Island Tropical Paradise

 

Bintan Island, tourist and visitors will also experience riding the high energy and high speed excitement of go karting.  Get excited riding these Go-karts that are retro-fitted with a miniature engine that runs on petrol. Speed up to 50km per hour as you navigate your way through winding tracks and bumper tyres.

If you love elephants then you can go see up close and personal with these gentle giants in the Elephant Park. Bintan Island is the home of the Sumatran elephants and there is a 40 minute elephant show that allows you to observe their varied diet and eating habits and your child will be educated with snippets of information about their characteristics, food source, living habits and group behaviour.

If you are a nature lover then you can have Eco-tour. You will see Bintan Island’s fauna and flora. Visitors and tourist will also experience the mangroves that are highlighted by fireflies at night.

 

Extensive Watersports in Bintan Island Tropical Paradise

 

Bintan Island Tropical Paradise is one of the best diving destination in Asia. This tropical island is very rich in underwater marine life. Beginners and professional divers will discover the unspoiled and unexploited marine habitat. The general underwater topography consists of shallow fringing reef and good coral and macro life plus the occasional pelagic encounter.

Golfing at Bintan Island Tropical Paradise

Tourist and visitors will have one of a kind experience in golfing, whether it’s for business or pleasure. This tropical island paradise has world class golf courses that offers a very unique golfing experience for golfers from beginners to professionals. These golf courses are Bintan Lagoon Golf Club, Laguna Bintan Golf Club and Ria Bintan Golf Club. Bintan Island offering a very relaxing and stress-free golf destination. There is no better way to top off a round of golf in Bintan than with a relaxing massage to soothe tired muscles. Spa treatments are available at Golf Clubs and nearby resort hotels. Enjoy a unique golfing experience in Bintan now.

 

Dining at Bintan Island Tropical Paradise

 

Bintan Island Tripical Paradise has impressive range of dining options. This island paradis boast for its world class restaurants, bars and cafes. Most of the hotels and resorts in this island are self-contained and have several food & beverage outlets that offer international cuisines ranging from Chinese to Mediterranean and Japanese to Indonesian. Guest, visitors and tourist can can enjoy culinary delights from around the world using market-fresh imported and local ingredients prepared by our brigade of international chefs.

How to get there to Bintan Island Tropical Paradise

From Singapore

There is a regular ferry service operated by Bintan Resorts Ferries that plies between Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal in Singapore and Bandar Bentan Telani Ferry Terminal in Bintan. The journey takes about 55 minutes. Please remember to check in at least an hour before the ferry departs.

From Indonesia

There are regular speedboat services plying between Telaga Punggur Ferry Terminal in Batam and Bandar Bentan Telani Ferry Terminal Bintan. The journey takes approximately 45 minutes. Special chartered boat arrangements can be made between Nongsa Ferry Terminal (Batam) and Bandar Bentan Telani Ferry Terminal (Bintan) as well.

 

 

 

 

Bali Beach: Padang Padang Beach

Pantai Padang Bai or Suluban Beach is located on the harbor crossing Bali - Lombok, the beach is maintained cleanliness and beauty. This beach is favored by anglers and divers. Because although adjacent to the port but the sea biota are still very well maintained. But careful if you want to dive here, sometimes the current is very fast.

What is interesting from coastal plain field is not too large, the view aerial view, narrowed down through the rock, has incredible views. This beach is not visited by the much less crowded during the morning, far different to the hustle of Kuta Beach or Sanur Bali banak entourage visited. Photo by Barry Kusuma (alambudaya.blogspot.com)

Bali Beach: Candidasa Beach

Candidasa Beach

Candidasa is located in the Hamlet Samuh, Bugbug Village, Karangasem District, 12 km distance from the City of Amlapura and about 45 km from Denpasar City. Enchantment of nature as developed in this maritime tourism can be a choice to perform various activities, such as sun bathing, canoing, snorekling, fishing, trekking through the hills, and that is not less interesting is the existence of small islands that can be reached distance with the fishing boat. The islands are a small store down the potential panoramic sea and a coral reef fish tub.

Location

Candi Dasa is located on the canyon hills, at the road between the City of Amlapura Semarapura with the city, located about 50 km to the east from the city of Denpasar can be approximately 45 minutes from Denpasar with the vehicle through road Prof.dr.Ida Good Mantra.

Description

CANDI DASA, is the gateway to east washed away die to the heavy coral picking thtat used to provide a livelihood for locals. This has now been stopped and tidal walls have been erected in an effort to restore the beach. Slowly the coral is returning, and Candi Dasa is developing as a popular tourist destination.

Amankila Resort at Candi Dasa has a lovely beach club which tourists can visit for a daily fee-use the beach and the pool and enjoy delicious food at their restaurant.

Candidasa is one of the main goals of the tourists who come to the Karangasem. Candidasa famous Kuta beach similiar with Kuta wich have the white sand. Very nice for water sports such as swimming, diving and Snorkling.

The story of one of the objects this tour is as follows.

Candidasa is one of the tourist area which was developed starting in 1983. In the beginning the name Candidasa is the name of a temple, the Pura Candidasa, the terltak above the small hills and built on the century-12 M. Have the potential of nature and the beach is white sand with glamor.

A white sandy beach is actually named Kehen Bay, but in its development along the coast become objects and tourist attraction, the beach Kehen Bay changed its name to the area of tourism in accordance with the name Candidasa temple in the area.

One of the stories which the myths about the existence of the Temple Candidasa developing and believed by the local community Dewi Hariti Statue is located in a niche at the bottom of the mountain cliffs. It seems that dikisahkan Dewi Hariti initially was a yaksa in the Religion of Buddha eating meat like children. However, after obtaining enlightenment Religion Buddhist teachings, the Goddess and then repent and turn to be protective and loving children. Goddess statue Hariti next carved by 10 children, as the characteristic protective, loving, and also as an omen of fertility and prosperity. The local community believes that the Goddess Hariti means that many mothers who have children can give gift of fertility and prosperity. Therefore this place so much and were used by the husband - wife was not a descendant of the do’a seeking to bring offerings to the Goddess are Hariti.

Bali Beach:Lovina Beach

Lovina beach

Lovina Beach famous as dolphins tourism object , so no wonder a statue shaped dolphins as about 5 meters high was built near the entrance area is tourism. One thing that is unique because very few objects tourist beach on the island of Indonesia offers attractions dolphins as maskot.

Location

Location of this tour is located in the north coast of Bali island, the distance abaout 20 km west from Singaraja city.

Description

To see the dolphins attraction, visitors are expected to depart early in the morning once about dawn or after 6 o’clock local time. Should the tenant’s transaction is done on the boat the previous afternoon, so have more time to select the ship and make a bid. Lovina is also a lot of the available hotels with rates quite low at that time, as the Bali bomb tragedy a few weeks before this result gods deserted island from a visitor, so many hotels banting prices to attract visitors.

Around 6 o’clock the morning, the boat that we used lips began to move clear of the beach. Slowly but surely with the boat begin moving toward to locations where dolphins usually exhibit their dance. During the 15-30 minute wait while we continue sailing the boat. The atmosphere changed when suddenly guidance pointing to location where a group of dolphins are jump to the top surface of the water. Perahupun immediately dipacu the location, and some look the other boat moved towards the same. Truly, the stir because this is the first time I see the attraction dolphins in the outdoors from a distance so close. Some of the dolphins with santainya bersalto in the air show attraction that is not rare even in the other major tourist beaches. Auto-start the visitors busy with the “weapons” which brought, just to cover the scene. Camera and handycam even start trying to work hard with the recording attraction of a dolphin from which suspected difficult akan emergence. Attraction becomes more interesting when seen dolphins a small exhibit their dance. Moreover, without a group of suspected guess dolphins suddenly appeared from the edge while doing boat attraction. Almost an hour to enjoy our attractions, and when the sun began to escalate, dolphins itupun eventually disappear.

After the dolphins attraction, the guidance bring us to the location where the coral reefs can be seen quite clearly from the top of the boat. Wow, .. it’s like a giant aquarium clearly visible coral reefs and colorful fish back and forth around our boat. Events become more fun when we issue guidance crumb of bread crumb bag, so it took so busy kamipun feed the fish that appear without the red-faced grab-crumb of bread crumb.

Escalate the sun and heat, a sign usailah already travel in this Lovina beach. Perahupun start moving slowly toward the coast, leaving the location of a batch, but we fun.

Bali Beach: Nusa Dua Beach

Nusa dua beach

Nusa Dua, was designed for the luxury conscious with a heavy concentration of big name hotels lining the beatiful white sand beach. Some of the resorts have private beaches but most areas are accessible. The stretch past the Hilton Resort has been a public beach and during the wet season, the outer reef there is a popular surf break. At present you will still find some simple warungs selling good food at cheap prices along this beautiful stretch of white sandy beach that offers excellent swimming conditions in a protected lagoon.Special to the beach, visitors can enjoy the best paronama in Nusa Dua with a stroll on the beach that become a part of this area. Nusa Dua Beach along more or less 5 km long, From far, we can saw the world class hotel such as Melia Bali Villas Spa Resort, Inna Putri Bali, Novotel Nusa Dua, etc.

Location
Located in Badung regency, Nusa Dua is a luxurious complex in Bali hotel2 with beach background

Description
Nusa Dua in Bali is the most exclusive in Bali. Referred to exclusively in this area because there are all the things needed by a tourist place, such as the beach complete with water sports, a restaurant menu with a complete and varied hotel or place of stay which is very comfortable.

Special to the beach, visitors can enjoy the best paronama in Nusa Dua with a stroll on the beach that become a part of this area. Nusa Dua Beach along more or less 5 km long, From far, we can saw the world class hotel such as Melia Bali Villas Spa Resort, Inna Putri Bali, Novotel Nusa Dua, etc.

Along the coast, the visitor can see the scenery that are very beautiful. In one side is of the offshore and the sea is very beautiful, in the other one of the luxurious hotels that stand in line along the coast. To be able to stay at one of hotel at this area, at least, we should prepare for more budget.

Bali Beach: Tanjung Benoa Beach

Banana Boat

Tanjung Benoa is located in the southeast end of the island of Bali and a part from Nusa Dua area. Can find about 35 minutes from Kuta, 40 minutes from Sanur and 20 minutes from Ngurah Rai Airport.

Description
Tanjung Benoa be a very suitable place for Watersport activities or water sports. Beaches in the area This is very different from the calm typical in the Kuta, Sanur or Uluwatu made this area so as the only place for the water Sport

Water sports can be enjoyed here, such us jetski, parasailing, banana boating, scuba diving,snorkeling, Glassbottom plus a visit to Turtle Island and Flying Fish. Activity usually begins in the morning at 8 a clock until 12 a clock, because after that the water will subside.

Bali Beach: Soka beach

Soka Beach

Soka beach has been known since long, because roads traveled by the Denpasar-Gilimanuk. The situation is very beautiful scenery, bordered by dibagian western hills continued to be one with GunungBatukaru to the north. In the eastern part of Mount Agung and look Batukaru Mountains and south of the Ocean Indonesia where dimly visible in the distance Blambangan (Banyuwangi) on the island of Java. Rice fields and lush palm gardens add to the beautiful scenery here. More again in the afternoon when the sun goes down, in the Pura Luhur is like

Serinjong not in Tanah Lot.Besides its natural beauty, Soka Beach is also harbored a myriad of natural wonders with ancient tales. There was a rock surrounded by sand and sea water, measuring approximately 3 m, is called “Payuk Kebo Iwa.” Payuk means pot, so it is a pot of Kebo Iwo. On the western side, adjacent to Pura Luhur Serijong, there are rocks just like a native kitchen, measuring approximately 1 x 20 m. Kebo Iwa here that uses pot to cook with it.Viewed from the eyes of laymen, it is very reasonable. A large pot and Kebo Iwo supposedly, according to legend was a young Balinese with a high body size large, robust and powerful.

Pura Luhur Serijong, built almost simultaneously with Sivi Hair Temple in Jembrana and Pura Tanah Lot, at the XVI th century AD by Pedanda Bawu Rauh, and have the same status.

Location

Soka beach village located in the calm, District SELEMADEG. Denpasar mileage of 45 Km and 84 Km from Gilimanuk, bypassed by the main road of Java-Bali. Vehicles passing very solid here from morning till night. On the east coast of the Soka have a cave in the cliff, called the cave occupied much Bulung Resources swallow. On the western side of coconut plantation stretching along the coast, there already exists an inn “Balian Beach Bungalow” and the river (Tukad) Balian is a place “Rufting” best in Bali.

Facilities

On the beach is the parking lot and a few stalls where food and drink to relieve fatigue. On holidays and full moon (Purnama) beach is crowded with visitors and by the Hindus who were conducting religious ceremonies. For those who love fishing to the sea, can join the local fishermen, using traditional boats using outboard engines or sails.